Quick tip: Rotating images and videos 90 degrees in MacOS Finder using CMD+R or CMD+L

Whilst trying to reload a document in my browser, I found an interesting shortcut. As I had a Finder window in focus with a video file highlighted, I found out that: You can rotate images and videos in Finder 90 degrees clockwise by pressing CMD+R and You can rotate images and videos in Finder 90 […]


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Whilst trying to reload a document in my browser, I found an interesting shortcut. As I had a Finder window in focus with a video file highlighted, I found out that:

  • You can rotate images and videos in Finder 90 degrees clockwise by pressing CMD+R and
  • You can rotate images and videos in Finder 90 degrees counterclockwise by pressing CMD+L

The rotation is almost instant with smaller files and get a “conversion” pop-up for larger ones. In any case, it is much faster than doing it with FFMPEG or other tools.


This content originally appeared on Christian Heilmann and was authored by Chris Heilmann


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